Machine for mixing beverages



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- J. W. MEYER, MACHINE FOR MIXING BEVERAGES.

No. 416.636i

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' MAGHINE FOR MIXING BEVERAGES. No. 416,636. Patented Dec; 8, 1889.

v. @WQW W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

JOHN V. MEYER, OF

DAVENPORT, IOYVA.

MACHINE FOR MIXING BEVERAGES.

SPEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,636, dated December 3, 1889.

Application filed March 21, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

an improved head or means for clamping the glasses in position; also, to provide an improved pitman, and, fin ally, to providethe driving-wheel with a handle which can be turned to one side out of the way when not in use. All of these objects I accomplish bythe use of the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of amachine provided with my improvements, showing a glass supported thereby. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side view of the glass supporting and securing devices, showing the clamping-arms as thrown off the glasses in full lines and as thrown onto the glasses in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail View, showing the boxing for the ends of the pitman; and Fig. dis a detail View of the handle of the drivingwheel. 1 1

In constructing machines according to my invention I employ a standard A, having the supporting-feet B at its lower end, and in the upper portion of this standard I journal the driving-wheel 0, provided near its periphery with the lug or projection D, having-the notch E in its edge, as shown.

The handle F is provided at its inner end with a fork G, which fits upon the lug D and is pivoted thereto by a pin or bolt H, passed centrally through the lug and through the ends of the fork G, and having its upper extremity bent outward and then downward, as shown at I, the end or tip of this bent portion passing through a perforation J in the fork and being adapted to engage the notch E in .the lug D. A spring K is arranged around this pivot pin or bolt, between-the fork G and the end of the bolt, andis held around the said bolt by means of a nut or annular shoulder L, as shown. This spring serves to draw the bolt normally into engagement Serial No. 304,179. (NomodeL) with the notch E, as will be readily understood.

When the machine is not in use, the pivot pin or bolt is pressed upward against the tension of the spring, so as to release the end of the bolt from engagement with the notch E, when the handle can be turned to one side out of the way, as will be readily understood.

When it is desired to use the machine, it is only necessary to turn the handle outward, when the spring will automatically throw the bolt into engagement with the notch and thereby lock the handle.

A horizontal shaft M is journaled in one of the supporting-legsB, and on this shaft I mount a pulley N, the said pulley being con.- nected with the driving-wheel by a belt 0, as shown. On the end of the shaft M, I mount a crank-disk P, and to the said crank-disk I pivot the lower end of a pitman Q, the upper end of said pitman being pivoted to a reciprocating rod R, which carries the glass-supporting devices. The lower end of the pit man is secured in a boxing S, consisting of a split collar or sleeve fitting around the crankpin of the crank-disk P and provided with the laterally-project in glugs T, through which the securing-bolt is clasped to clamp the said box around the crank-pin. The upper end of the pitman is provided with the bifuring rod R is provided with a bearing similarto, the bearing S, which is clamped around the said pivot-pin. By this construction of the bearings the joints can be made as tight as desired, and the split cylinders can be easily adjusted, so as to take up the wear of the parts, as will be readily understood. I

The glass-supporting head is secured to the upper end of the reciprocating rod R, and comprises a cross-bar V, having the standardsW rising from its upper side and provided at about its center with a ring or collar X, through which the reciprocatingrod passes. Between the standards W, I provide the cross-bar Y, which has a central circular portion Z, which is arranged directly over the collar X and receives the upper extremity of the reciprocating rod. Set-screws Z" are mounted in the ring or collar X and the circular portion Z and bear against the reciproeating rod, so as to secure the glass-supporting head thereto. The cross-bar V is provided at its ends with the perforated lugs or, upon which the glass-supporting cups b are secured by means of screws or bolts inserted through the bottoms of said cups and the perforations in said lugs.

To the upper ends of the standards I pivotally secure the upwardly and outwardlycurved clamping-bars c, which are provided on their inner sides with the hooks or notched lugs d and have the set-screws e mounted in their upper ends. These set-screws are adjusted so that when the clamping-bars are thrown outward the said set-screws will bind firmly upon the tops of the covers for the glasses, and thereby secure the glasses in position.

The clamping-bars are operated by means of a double cam f, which consists of two converging curved bars g, which engage the hooks d, and in rear of the said hooks are bent abruptly to form the fulcrum-arms 71, the ends of which are pivotally mounted on a transverse shaft or pivot-pin 1', secured in the upper ends of the standards IV. The ends of the converging bars are united by a ring or other suitable handle j, by means of which they may be operated. 1

In practice the glasses are placed in the glass-supporting cups and the covers then placed in position on the glasses, the setscrews in the ends of the clamping-bars are then adjusted to the height of the glasses, and the double cam is then drawn downward and forward. As the cam is drawn downward and forward the converging bars or branches of the same force the clamping-bars outward, and, as they are pivoted at their lower ends, downward onto the glass-covers, thereby firmly clamping the glasses in position on the machine. The drive-wheel is then rotated, and the motion of the same will be communicated through the pulley, the pitman, and the reciprocating rod to the glasscarrying head, and the liquid contained in the said glasses consequently thoroughly agitated, so as to form the beverage.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have provided a very simple and durable-machine for agitating liquids which will be found to be of great service in mixing fancy drinks-such as shaker-lemonade, mint-juleps, &c. By the use of the double cam the clamping-bars are quickly and firmly brought to bear upon the covers for the glasses and thereby positively lock the glasses into position on the machine.

While the device is shown as adapted to secure two glasses at the same time, it is obvious that one glass may be secured and the other clamping-bar left free; and, if so desired, one of the clamping-bars may be entirely dispensed with and a single cam substituted for the double cam, so that the machine will be especially adapted to secure but I one glass. Such a change involves no departure from the principles of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. The combination, in a machine for mixing beverages, &c., of the drivingwheel provided with the lug D, having a notch E, the handle having a fork fitt-ing over said lug, the pivot-pin H, passed through the said fork and the lug to pivot the handle to the lug and having its end bent around to engage the notch E, and the spring coiled around the said pivot-pin and holding the same normally in engagement with the notch E, as set forth.

2. In a machine for mixing beverages, the glass-securing device comprising a vertical support, the clamping-bar pivoted to said support, and a cam fulcrumed on the support and bearing on the clamping-bar and adapted to cause the said bar to swing over onto the glass, as set forth.

3. -In a machine for mixing beverages, the glass-securing device comprising a support for the glass, a clamping-bar pivoted to said support and provided in its end with a setscrew adapted to bear upon the top of the glass-cover, and a cam fulcrumed on the support and actuating the clamping-bar, as set forth.

4. In a machine for mixing beverages, the glass-securing device comprising a support for the glass, a clamping-bar pivoted to said support and having a hook on its inner side, and a cam fulcrumed on the support and engaging said hook, whereby when the cam is drawn downward the clamping-bar will be forced outward, as set forth.

5. In a machine for mixing beverages, the combination of the standards W, the clamping-bars pivoted to the upper ends of said standards, and the double cam fulcrumed upon the said standards and comprising two diverging curved bars acting on the said clamping-bars, as set forth.

6. The combination of the standards W, the clamping-bars pivoted to the upper ends of said standards, the transverse fulcrum-pin secured in the upper ends of said standards, and the cam comprising two diverging curved bars acting on the clamping-bars and provided at their rear ends with the downwardlybent fulcrum-arms pivoted on the transverse fulcrum-pin, as set forth.

7. The combination of the driving-wheel provided with a lug D, havinga notch E, the handle, and the pivot-pin passed through the handle and the ing and having its end engaging the noteh E, as set forth. 

